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Trip to Leshan and Emei Mountain
... guys here, this usually works.
We got our tickets, made it onto the bus and proceeded on. As we entered the mountain park we had to get out and buy a ticket, as this is a national park. Then we got back on and proceeded up the mountain. The driver was a bit sketchy as he would pass into oncoming traffic even on blind corners, the only thing to protect us from a head on collision being luck and his constant honking of the ...
Day 8: Back to the Village - Renshou
... very quickly apparent that the narrow, windy, one lane roads through the rice paddies could not have accommodated our large buses. Even then, it was quite a harrowing trip with our very talented, yet aggressive drivers as they rounded corners, honking and maneuvering around oncoming traffic on roads bordered by 5 foot ditches.
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Emei Shan
... noch etliche Höhenmeter über Treppen zu überwinden. Wir kommen kräftig ins Schnaufen und Schwitzen. Eine Bande Großer Tibetmakaken empfängt uns am Fuß der Treppe. Sie sorgen etwas für Unruhe, da sie mit gebleckten Zähnen dasitzen und die Vorbeigehenden ins Visier nehmen. Der Reiseführer warnt, dass diese Affen sich in den letzten Jahren derart an die Essensspenden der Besucher (welche auch als buddhistischer Verdiensterwerb gelten) gewöhnt haben, dass sie teilweise sehr aggressiv ...
Leshan dafo
Stepped through the entrance gates and walked down the steps where a man put a monkey on my arm and then Niamhs in an attempt to make us pay for a photo. The monkey was very light and had rubbery feeling feet was really cute. However had no money so had to explain that couldn't pay! Then went along the path and saw many buddahs of all shapes and sizes carved into the rock. Had to go up the obligtory steep steps to the temple at ...
Massaturismia kiinalaisittain
... matkasimme köysirataa pitkin. Päivä oli todella sumuinen, joten maisemat jäivät näkemättä - syy, miksi Emeille yleensä tullaan. No, olihan se silti lakeuden asukille kokemus käydä noin korkealla. Mukana reissussa oli lisäksemme kymmenkunta kiinalaista turistia. Hyvin tultiin juttuun, vaikka heistä vain yksi puhui englantia, opaskin osasi vain kiinaa. (Klikkaa kuvat suuriksi, niiden mukana tulee lisää ...